A former record breaking mayor has finally finished distributing more than £29,000 to charity.

Councillor Martin Cartwright (Lib Dem, Groby) who was the Mayor of Hinckley and Bosworth from May 2012 to May 2013, has distributed £29,395.

During his time as first citizen of Hinckley and Bosworth, Cllr Cartwright raised the money by attending 354 civic appointments and held 68 charity fundraising events - at a cost of just £30 in expenses to run the appeal.

Over the year he held a secret auction, an Allo Allo evening at the Help Out Mill and rode 100 miles from his home in Groby to Leicester Children’s Holiday Home in Mablethorpe.

Cllr Cartwright said: “Sue Cross was my consort and she did all the charity work with me and gave over a lot of time in the cause. A big thank you to her.

“Even though some charities such as British Heart Foundation are a national charity the money given to them will be used entirely in the Hinckley council area and not elsewhere, we have this agreement with all the charities.

“Another example is the PDSA treated more than 1,000 Hinckley postcode pets and the Leicester Animal Aid centre while in Blaby takes all stray pets from Hinckley.”